Insect trap

Abstract

In one aspect, an insect trap is provided to comprise: a main body having formed with an opening exposing an inside thereof; an ultraviolet LED lamp comprising an ultraviolet LED, a substrate on the surface of which the ultraviolet LED is mounted, a base for forming an accommodation space for accommodating the substrate, and a pair of electrode pins protruding from the base so as to be electrically connected to the substrate; the pair of electrode pins being arranged in a UV emitting direction of the UV LED lamp; a mounting unit comprising a mounting plate placed inside the main body and a socket coupled to the mounting plate and securing the electrode pins to the mounting plate such that the UV LED lamp is placed inside the main body; and a trapping unit provided in the main body and located adjacent to the UV LED lamp.

I/We claim: 
     
         1 . An insect trap comprising:
 a main body formed with an opening exposing an inside thereof;   an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED) lamp comprising a UV LED configured to emit UV light, a substrate on which the UV LED is disposed, a base having an accommodation space formed inside of the base to receive the substrate, and a pair of electrode pins protruding from the base to be electrically connected to the substrate, the pair of electrode pins being arranged in a UV emitting direction of the UV LED lamp;   a mounting unit comprising a mounting plate placed inside the main body and a socket coupled to the mounting plate and securing the electrode pins to the mounting plate such that the UV LED lamp is placed inside the main body; and   a trapping unit provided in the main body and located adjacent to the UV LED lamp,   wherein the pair of electrode pins are secured to the socket in a connection state by a rotation of the UV LED after being inserted into the socket in an insertion state, and   wherein the UV LED lamp having the pair of electrode pins secured to the socket is placed inside the main body such that the UV emitting direction of the UV LED lamp is fixed toward the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The insect trap according to  claim 1 , wherein the socket comprises:
 a first socket body coupled to the mounting plate and having an insertion space inside of the first socket body;   an insertion portion formed through the first socket body to form a passage allowing the electrode pins in the insertion state to be inserted into the insertion space;   a pair of socket electrodes contacting the electrode pins in the connection state in the insertion space and electrically connected to the UV LED lamp; and   a second socket body coupled to the first socket body and securing the pair of socket electrodes in the insertion space.   
     
     
         3 . The insect trap according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the socket electrodes comprises a first electrode portion provided in the second socket body and a second electrode portion extending from the first electrode portion to form a V-shape together with the first electrode portion and disposed at a location contactable with the electrode pin, and
 the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are connected to each other such that the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are resiliently deformable in a direction that changes a gap between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion.   
     
     
         4 . The insect trap according to  claim 3 , wherein the second electrode portion includes a recessed portion contacting the electrode pin in the connection state, and
 the socket electrode operates to provide resilient force to the electrode pin in a direction that increases the gap between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion to secure the electrode pin in the connection state.   
     
     
         5 . The insect trap according to  claim 3 , wherein the second socket body includes a recessed electrode mounting portion into which the socket electrode is detachably fitted, and
 the socket electrode is inserted into the electrode mounting portion by a deformation in a direction that decreases the gap between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion, and is brought into close contact with an inner wall of the electrode mounting portion by resilient force in the direction that increases the gap between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion.   
     
     
         6 . The insect trap according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a wire connecting the socket to a power source,   wherein the second socket body is formed therethrough with a wire passage hole which forms a passage allowing the wire to be inserted into the electrode mounting portion through the second socket body.   
     
     
         7 . The insect trap according to  claim 6 , wherein the socket electrode further comprises a third electrode portion protruding from the second electrode portion towards the first electrode portion,
 the second electrode portion and the third electrode portion are connected to each other such that the second electrode portion and the third electrode portion are resiliently deformable in the direction that changes the gap between the third electrode portion and the first electrode portion, and   the third electrode portion pushes the wire inserted between the first electrode portion and the third electrode portion toward the first electrode portion to secure the wire between the first electrode portion and the third electrode portion.   
     
     
         8 . The insect trap according to  claim 2 , wherein the socket further comprises a rotary opening and closing member rotatably provided in the first socket body to open and close the insertion portion through a change of a rotation angle of the rotary opening and closing member. 
     
     
         9 . The insect trap according to  claim 8 , wherein the rotary opening and closing member comprises:
 a column having a length extending in a longitudinal direction of the electrode pin and configured to be rotatable between an opening position allowing the insertion portion to be opened and a closing position allowing the insertion portion to be closed in the insertion space;   a first rotary coupling portion rotatably coupling one side of the column to a rear side of the first socket body;   a second rotary coupling portion rotatably coupling the other side of the column to a front side of the first socket body; and   an insertion hole formed in an insertion direction of the electrode pins through the column and the second rotary coupling portion, the insertion hole providing a passage connected to the insertion portion when the rotary opening and closing member is in the opening position and another passage connected to the socket electrodes when the rotary opening and closing member is in the closing position.   
     
     
         10 . The insect trap according to  claim 9 , wherein a plurality of latch grooves are disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the first rotary coupling portion, the plurality of latch grooves arranged in a rotational direction of the rotary opening and closing member,
 the second socket body further includes a latch hook configured to have resilient force in a direction that causes the second socket body to closely attach to the first rotary coupling portion, the latch hook contacting the outer peripheral surface of the first rotary coupling portion, and   the rotary opening and closing member is rotated with constraint by an engagement between the latch hook and one of the latch grooves.   
     
     
         11 . The insect trap according to  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of latch grooves are disposed at a location that is to be engaged with the latch hook when the rotary opening and closing member is in the opening position or in the closing position. 
     
     
         12 . The insect trap according to  claim 2 , wherein the mounting plate has a mounting hole formed through a front surface and a back surface of the mounting plate, and
 the socket is coupled to the mounting plate through the mounting hole from the back surface of the mounting plate.   
     
     
         13 . The insect trap according to  claim 12 , wherein the first socket body comprises:
 a back surface support portion protruding from the first socket body, the back surface support portion located outside the mounting hole and supporting the first socket body with respect to the back surface of the mounting plate; and   a front surface support portion located outside the mounting hole and protruding from the first socket body, wherein a fitting space corresponding to a thickness of the mounting plate is formed between the front surface support portion and the back surface support portion.   
     
     
         14 . The insect trap according to  claim 13 , wherein the front surface support portion is resiliently deformable in a direction that changes a degree of protrusion of the front surface support portion in a transverse direction of the mounting hole. 
     
     
         15 . The insect trap according to  claims 1 , wherein the UV LED lamp further comprises:
 a first connection wire electrically connecting one of the pair of electrode pins to the surface of the substrate in the accommodation space; and   a second connection wire electrically connecting the other electrode pin to the back surface of the substrate in the accommodation space.   
     
     
         16 . The insect trap according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of the electrode pins are arranged in the insertion state to be parallel to an extension direction of the insertion portion. 
     
     
         17 . The insect trap according to  claim 16 , wherein the pair of the electrode pins are arranged in the connection state in a direction rotated by 90 degrees as compared to the insertion state. 
     
     
         18 . The insect trap according to  claim 16 , wherein the UV LED faces the opening when the pair of the electrode pins are in the connection state.